I'll drink your champagne. I'll drink every drop of it, I don't care if it kills me.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Defiance, Recklessness, Alcohol, Self-destruction, Passion
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Quotes On Topics
Shared Experiences | Wasted Potential | Sunset | Risk | Ambivalence | Focus | Jealousy | Cultural Differences | Fascination | Growing Up | Mental Flexibility | Religion | Decadence | Duty | Potential | Glamour | Expatriation | Independence | Recklessness | New York | More
More F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
“I never believe much in happiness. I never believe in misery either. Those are things you see on the stage or the screen or the printed page, they never really happen to you in life.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Happiness, Misery, Reality, Perception, Cynicism
F. Scott Fitzgerald Happiness, Misery, Reality, Perception, Cynicism“Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Femininity, Potential, Description, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Beauty, Femininity, Potential, Description, Human Nature“I talk with the authority of failure – Ernest with the authority of success. We could never sit across the same table again.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Failure, Success, Relationships, Perspective, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Failure, Success, Relationships, Perspective, Human Nature“He dispensed starlight to casual moths.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Metaphor, Charisma, Attraction, Human Nature, Poetic Description
F. Scott Fitzgerald Metaphor, Charisma, Attraction, Human Nature, Poetic Description“But I always felt that I'd rather be provincial hot-tamale than soup without seasoning.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Individuality, Authenticity, Flavor Metaphor, Preference, Character
F. Scott Fitzgerald Individuality, Authenticity, Flavor Metaphor, Preference, Character“In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Parties, Atmosphere, Wealth, Social Life, Description
F. Scott Fitzgerald Parties, Atmosphere, Wealth, Social Life, Description“I've heard it said that Daisy's murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Charm, Manipulation, Attraction, Perception, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Charm, Manipulation, Attraction, Perception, Human Nature“We all have souls of different ages.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Soul, Age, Individuality, Human Nature, Wisdom
F. Scott Fitzgerald Soul, Age, Individuality, Human Nature, Wisdom“For a moment a phrase tried to take shape in my mouth and my lips parted like a dumb man's, as though there was more struggling upon them than a wisp of startled air. But they made no sound, and what I had almost remembered was uncommunicable forever.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Memory, Communication, Frustration, Ineffability, Human Experience
F. Scott Fitzgerald Memory, Communication, Frustration, Ineffability, Human Experience“All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Writing, Creativity, Effort, Metaphor, Skill
F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing, Creativity, Effort, Metaphor, Skill“Exploration was for those with a measure of peasant blood, those with big thighs and thick ankles who could take punishment as they took bread and salt, on every inch of flesh and spirit.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Exploration, Class, Resilience, Human Nature, Stereotypes
F. Scott Fitzgerald Exploration, Class, Resilience, Human Nature, Stereotypes“If all your clothes are worn to the same state, it means you go out too much.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Social Life, Clothing, Lifestyle, Observation, Humor
F. Scott Fitzgerald Social Life, Clothing, Lifestyle, Observation, Humor“Though the Jazz Age continued it became less and less an affair of youth. The sequel was like a children's party taken over by the elders.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Jazz Age, Youth, Aging, Societal Change, Nostalgia
F. Scott Fitzgerald Jazz Age, Youth, Aging, Societal Change, Nostalgia“Life is much more successfully looked at from a single window.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Perspective, Focus, Life Philosophy, Simplicity, Observation
F. Scott Fitzgerald Perspective, Focus, Life Philosophy, Simplicity, Observation“Forgotten is forgiven.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Forgiveness, Memory, Human Nature, Relationships, Wisdom
F. Scott Fitzgerald Forgiveness, Memory, Human Nature, Relationships, Wisdom“No one person in the world is necessary to you or to me.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Independence, Human Relationships, Self-reliance, Perspective, Philosophy
F. Scott Fitzgerald Independence, Human Relationships, Self-reliance, Perspective, Philosophy“Some men have a necessity to be mean, as if they were exercising a faculty which they had to partially neglect since early childhood.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Cruelty, Psychology, Human Nature, Childhood, Behavior
F. Scott Fitzgerald Cruelty, Psychology, Human Nature, Childhood, Behavior“America is a willingness of the heart.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Patriotism, National Identity, Emotion, Idealism, American Culture
F. Scott Fitzgerald Patriotism, National Identity, Emotion, Idealism, American Culture